Garwood New Jersey Map
Explore Garwood, New Jersey, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Garwood, New Jersey
How to Use This Garwood, New Jersey Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Garwood, New Jersey. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New Jersey or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Garwood.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Garwood |
| State | New Jersey (NJ) |
| County | Union County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.651769 |
| Longitude | -74.322926 |
| Population | 4,454 |
| Density | 2645.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 07027 |
| Area Code | 201, 551 |
| County Seat | Elizabeth |
| School District | Garwood Borough School District |
About Garwood, New Jersey
Garwood is a locality in Union County, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,454. The population density is 2645.7 people per km². Garwood is located at 40.6518°N, 74.3229°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Garwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 07027.Garwood occupies a flat, industrious stretch of land where the persistent, low-slung horizon hints at the proximity of the coast, located sixteen miles from the open sea. The Rahway River traces a quiet path just one mile away, its presence felt in the humid, heavy air that settles over the pavement during the height of summer. To the west, the distant silhouette of Long Hill breaks the monotony of the sky, while the local landscape finds its immediate center at James Guuerriero Memorial Field, where the grass is kept in sharp, emerald order. On clear evenings, the light catches the metallic edges of the buildings, casting long, geometric shadows that seem to stretch toward the far-off Gulfport Reach, a reminder that the ocean’s salt air occasionally drifts inland to temper the heat of the suburban sprawl.
Industrial heritage remains an indelible part of the identity of Garwood, as the legacy of early manufacturing continues to influence the grid of streets and the rhythm of the workweek. While the local economy has shifted from its smoke-stack origins toward modern enterprise, the architecture retains a functional, sturdy quality that speaks to a history of labor and steady productivity. Residents often find respite in the stillness of Middlesex Reservoir, a two-mile retreat where the water holds the reflection of the clouds with startling clarity. Beyond the reach of the daily commute, the surrounding region offers diverse terrain, from the hidden, rushing descent of Maple Falls to the quiet, expansive stretches of the Kilmer Bowl, yet the character of the place remains firmly grounded in its own distinct, hardworking vernacular.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- South Avenue Arts (Arts Centre) — 0.1 mi, 084° E
- James Guuerriero Memorial Field (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 102° E
- Garwood War Memorial (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 165° S
- Union Co (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 064° NE
- Holocaust Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 021° N
- Cranford Movie Theater (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 073° E
- Nomahegan Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 018° N
- Art e Vino Studio (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 072° E
- Rahway River Parkway (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 037° NE
- September 11 Memorial Monument (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 068° E
- Rialto Theatre (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 272° W
- Clark Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 182° S
- Designers Gallery Fine Art & Custom Framing (Gallery) — 1.8 mi, 166° S
- Watchung Reservation (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 308° NW
- ArtXo Studios (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 077° E
- Badgley House (#13) (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 308° NW
- Lake Surprise Bathhouse (#12) (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 310° NW
- One Man's Search (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 068° E
- Washington Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 012° N
- Liberty Theatre (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 083° E
- Edison State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 188° S
- SeaQuest (Aquarium) — 6.7 mi, 169° S
- Saint Adalbert Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 090° E
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 315° NW · 16k acres
- Great Swamp Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.0 mi, 312° NW · 3,611 acres
- Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 3 (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.6 mi, 318° NW · 34 acres
- African Adventure (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 016° N
- Amazing Asia (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 016° N
- Gateway National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 126° SE · 47k acres
- Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 215° SW
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About This Garwood Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Garwood, New Jersey. Coordinates: 40.651769, -74.322926. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Garwood includes the ZIP code (07027), telephone area code (201, 551), county seat of Union County (Elizabeth), and school district assignment (Garwood Borough School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
